And although the program has already moved on and scored a big coup in hiring Jimbo Fisher, this game will be played under interim head coach Jeff Banks. Interim coach situations are by their very nature tenuous, and it’s always an open question whether the players will be 100 percent focused on the game at hand. We’ll have to see whether that is the case for A&M or not when they take the field on Dec. 29.

The Aggies’ opponents, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons, enjoyed a solid 2017 in which they went 7-5, including a 4-4 mark in the ACC. The Demon Deacons’ best win of the season came just a few weeks ago when they beat a ranked NC State team 30-24 at home.